British Third Rate ship of the line 'Vengeur' (1810)

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Vengeur
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	20.10.1806	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	7.1807	BWAS-1793
Launched	19.6.1810	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	9.1810	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Harwich - Essex	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Armada Class (1806)
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Joseph GrahamBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	8.1843	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck176' 0"Imperial Feet53.6448
Length of Keel145' 0"Imperial Feet44.196
Breadth47' 7 ½"Imperial Feet14.3383
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Burthen1,749 ³⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

19.6.1810Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
19.6.1810590Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.8.1810 - 9.1810CaptainNBD18499.1810 - 1812CaptainBWAS-17931812 - 8.1812CaptainBWAS-179313.8.1812 - 8.9.1812Captainref:616

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1811Rear-AdmiralBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
11.1815 - 9.1818LieutenantNBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
10.1815 - 8.1817MidshipmanNBD184910.1818 - 4.1821MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1815 - 1.10.1815Seaman†ref:1998

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1998 Archive

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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